My Heart & Other Breakables: How I lost my mum, found my dad, and made friends with catastrophe

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The hilarious and deeply moving diary novel from bestselling author Alex Barclay this might just be the funniest book ever to make you cry your eyes out.
This is the diary of me, Ellery Brown, aged fifteen and a half. Im supposed to be recording my feelings about my mum, since she died, so why do I keep thinking about who my dad might be instead Until now, Ive had literally NO IDEA who my dad is.

My best friend Meg and I have narrowed it down to three authors my mum knew. (She was an author too.) But as theyre all on different CONTINENTS, were going to need fake IDs, passports, plane tickets and to get away from my self-obsessed grandmother . . . One things for sure: this year is going to be INTERESTING!

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Barclay has nailed Ellerys teen voice perfectly and theres lots of humour in this moving tale Irish Independent Best Books for Young Readers on their Holidays

Tender and often laugh-out-loud funny, too iNews, Best Kids Books for Summer

Sweet and funny . . . Ellerys voice is fresh and engaging Sarah Webb

Written with a lot of humour, this book is a joy to read and genuinely moving Irish Independent, Best Childrens Books of the Year

Author Bio

Alex Barclay lives in County Cork, Ireland. She is the bestselling author of Darkhouse and The Caller, as well as the Ren Bryce series. For more information about Alex and her books, visit www.alexbarclay.co.uk.